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Special When Lit

Name: Special When Lit
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-10-01
Cast: Roger Sharpe, Rick Stetta, Pat Lawlor, Steve Epstein, Sam Harvey

2009 | 97 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for the curious.
The mood: Eye-opening.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegated to a nostalgic footnote deserving a better fate. Joining the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share a world many of us didn't know still existed.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Brett Sullivan

Roger SharpeHimself
Rick StettaHimself
Pat LawlorHimself
Steve EpsteinHimself
Sam HarveyHimself
Tim ArnoldHimself
Lyman SheatsHimself
John BroughtonHimself
Josh Pingeek KaplanHimself
Gary SternHimself